You had me until the last line. I consider all men who create and build their way to power (without having to destroy others or commit evil acts on the way to the top) to be admirable. This is what being a man is about, even on the small scale like building your family and community. Exploring, creating, protecting, siring the future. The Atlas archetype who builds an entire empire "from the sweat of his brow". People like that have already demonstrated virtue above the average man and should be presented to children as role models regardless of anything else they do or don't accomplish. So in the case of Musk he's already admirable even if he doesn't make it to Mars. If he makes it to Mars, he'll get statues for that. (This coming from someone who is no respecter of men and doesn't worship the guy. I dislike a lot of what he has done and said.)
People like that have already demonstrated virtue above the average man
You're conflating virtue with success. A man's worth lies in his moral character, not his worldly accomplishments. You can get a notion of Musk's character from the families he starts and abandons.
You had me until the last line. I consider all men who create and build their way to power (without having to destroy others or commit evil acts on the way to the top) to be admirable. This is what being a man is about, even on the small scale like building your family and community. Exploring, creating, protecting, siring the future. The Atlas archetype who builds an entire empire "from the sweat of his brow". People like that have already demonstrated virtue above the average man and should be presented to children as role models regardless of anything else they do or don't accomplish. So in the case of Musk he's already admirable even if he doesn't make it to Mars. If he makes it to Mars, he'll get statues for that. (This coming from someone who is no respecter of men and doesn't worship the guy. I dislike a lot of what he has done and said.)
You're conflating virtue with success. A man's worth lies in his moral character, not his worldly accomplishments. You can get a notion of Musk's character from the families he starts and abandons.